Matt Mccloskey

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There’s gold in them thar weeds!<p>Some years ago, a relative of mine decided to move to Northern California to become a legal <b>marijuana</b> grower. Easy money, he thought.<p>He had been, for much of his life, a long-haul trucker and the back-breaking work was taking a toll on his body. So he and a pal, who …

When Caleb Keeter performed on stage with Josh Abbott Band at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday, the guitarist was a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment.<p>That changed a few hours later, when a gunman opened fire on the Las Vegas audience, killing at least 59 in the worst mass shooting in …

Be calm but if you have a scientific background, please do quit being reticent. We need to stop the use of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) immediately, leave it in the ground, and we cannot awaken people to the real danger with this junk science and religious nut stuff floating around. Next time you …

For the sake of keeping things manageable, let’s confine the discussion to a single continent and a single week: North America over the last seven days.<p>In Houston they got down to the hard and unromantic work of recovery from what economists announced was probably the most expensive storm in US …

Climate denial is less credible, but more powerful, than ever.<p>On Tuesday afternoon, as Southern Floridians nervously watched Hurricane Irma become a Category 5 monster, they received an odd message from popular right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh: The hurricane forecasts are not to be trusted.<p>In …

It's clear that craft beer is taking over America and other parts of the world. According to the Brewer's Association, in 2016, craft beer accounted for 21.8 percent of all American beer sales, which is up 6.2 percent from 2015.<p>With this meteoric increase in competition, many breweries have taken …

It seems Trump supporters just love his obnoxious conduct — and they’ve terrorized the entire GOP into submission<p>A couple of days ago, Salon's Bob Cesca made the point that the tie that binds Donald Trump to his followers is his eagerness to provoke liberals. He used this tweet from a Fox News …

...just in time for the premiere of Season 7.<p>With <i>Game of Thrones</i> returning this Sunday, luxury rentals on the rise and our affinity for anything royal going strong, it only seems apropos that your summer vacation rental should be something more majestic. Whether you're traveling stateside or have …

It takes more than turning off the lights, but it's all doable.<p>Soaring temperatures, melting ice caps, diseases on the rise. With such high stakes, it’s not surprising that climate change tends to trigger a sense of fear. In fact, one recent, widely-shared story about climate change in <i>New York</i> …

Research analysts at Morgan Stanley believe that renewable energy like solar and wind power are hurtling towards a level of ubiquity where not even politics can hinder them. Renewable energy is simply becoming the cheapest option, fast. Basic economics, the analysts say, suggest that the US will …

<b>(Getty/Drew Angerer)</b><p>President Trump called the Russian hack a “hoax” and then blamed it on Obama, on the same day! Insane or brilliant?<p>Bob Cesca<p>June 26, 2017 9:00am (UTC)<p>You’re not insane. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, is currently blaming the previous president, Barack Obama, …

For anyone who has tried to cut out meat entirely and failed, there’s a new movement which tries to take a more pragmatic approach<p>Unlike drinking, exercise and home cooking, being vegetarian is seen as a black-and-white deal. You either are or you aren’t. Go meat free all year and you’re a …

Is America in an unhealthy relationship with coal? Without someone’s help, it can be difficult to objectively assess a relationship that you are in and decide whether to continue. Consider, then, <i>From the Ashes</i>, a new documentary film premiering on the <i>National Geographic</i> channel this Sunday (June 25 …

The Legend of Zelda was the pinnacle of 1980s console games. Its sprawling levels spanned multiple regions and included desert, wetlands, and tree-lined forests. For the time, it was a massive map and an impressive display of pushing hardware to its limits. Due to the size of the world, it often …